Floor Mouth Dermoid

Generally they present during the 2nd 3rd decade of life with no sex preponderance 1 5.

Floor mouth dermoid.

Dermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth final diagnosis. Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare accounting for 11 of all dermoid cysts in the head and neck region. Dermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth references 1 king rc smith br burk jl. The acquired form may be due to traumatic or iatrogenic causes and as a result of the occlusion of a sebaceous gland duct.

Ranula dermoid cysts and epidermoid cysts. Floor of mouth dermoid cysts account for 1 6 of all dermoid cysts 2 and they usually present as a midline symmetrical slowly enlarging lesion. Her parents noticed a swelling below the jaw and visited the physician. We report a case of a dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth in a 12 year old boy investigated with ultrasonography magnetic resonance imaging mri and non enhanced computed tomography ct scans.

A dermoid cyst in the floor of mouth accounts for 1 1 6 of all dermoid cysts 1 3 4. The mucosal surface of the floor of the mouth is easily examined clinically as superficial abnormalities can be assessed visually without the aid of imaging. 7838461 2 potts m macleod ri mclean nr et al. It may be involved in a wide range of pathologic processes some of which are unique to the region.

The main differential includes. Its occurrence is less and is estimated to be from 1 6 to 6 4 x25. A 13 year old child developed fever and headache. The lesion contained free calcified corpuscles i e the sack of marbles.

Dermoid cysts in the floor of the mouth may be congenital or acquired. Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth. The floor of the mouth is the part of the oral cavity that is located under the tongue. Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth.

Oral surg oral med oral pathol 1994. The congenital form according to the main theory originates from embryonic cells of the 1st and 2nd branchial arch. A ranula is a mucus retention cyst arising from a sublingual or minor salivary gland. Cysts superficial to geniohyoid may cause posterosuperior displacement of the tongue dysphonia dysphagia 3 or airway obstruction 4.

Of the dermoid. Dermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth. Clinically a cystic midline swelling moving with deglutition was palpable in the submental region with suspicious extension into sublingual space. Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth oral surg oral med oral pathol.